16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Emerald Lake Hills
Closest of all is Kathryn Bigelow, from San Carlos, 2 mi away. The best known of them is James Franco, with articles in 83 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Emerald Lake Hills yet. Redwood City’s list, next door, has 45 names, Linda Cardellini first among them.
What stands out about Emerald Lake Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Emerald Lake Hills
Nobody born in Emerald Lake Hills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995


Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur



Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor


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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Redwood City: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emerald Lake Hills and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Haysbert: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
